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Alwil Avast! Home Edition 4.6

77

Good
  • Pros
  • Slick, media-player style interface
  • Cons
  • Slow scan speed
Performance
PerformancePerformance: Fair
WildList viruses100%
AV-Test zoo threats86%
Heuristic detection with one-month-old signatures9%
Heuristic detection with two-month-old signatures5%
Scan speed (in seconds)791
Outbreak response time: Time it took to release signature updates to new, major malware outbreaks averaged over a period of eight months in 2005 for 16 major outbreaks.8 to 10 hours
Support and reliability
Telephone supportNo
Toll-free supportNot applicable
Cost of phone supportNot applicable
Weekday support hoursNot applicable
Saturday support hoursNot applicable
E-mail or Web supportYes
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User Reviews for Alwil Avast! Home Edition 4.6

  • Reviewed by: roja66

    Duration of ownership: 2 Months

    Strengths: Very good protection for my PC Free software Daily updates

    Weaknesses: slow scan some times

    Overall Evaluation: It is a very good free software. My pc have not been crashed after installing the avast anti virus software. The daily updates surprises me and it is user friendly

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